Catching a deadly sniper has long been harder than solving most other forms of homicide, with more sniper killings going unsolved than murders in general, experts say.
From 1976 to 2000, more than 500 people committed sniper attacks, killing at long range, and about 200 of these crimes, or 40 percent, remain unsolved, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reports. By comparison, only 25 percent of all homicides go unsolved.
The reason the police have had a hard time catching snipers over the years is the same as the reason law enforcement officials are now having difficulty tracking down the one in the Washington area, said James Alan Fox, a professor of criminal justice at Northeastern University.
''Because they kill from a distance, because the crime scene has little evidence and typically because the victims have no relationship to the shooter, there are very few clues for the police,'' Professor Fox said.
By contrast, most killers leave some form of evidence -- fingerprints, blood, semen, hair -- or have some connection to the victim that provides a trail for law enforcement to follow.
The difficulty in catching a sniper is compounded if he stops his attacks, whether out of fear of being caught or because he has gotten his satisfaction, Professor Fox said.
In the case of the current sniper, he said: ''If this guy just stops, there is a high probability that he will never be brought to justice. It will be a good thing if he stops, but may be very frustrating for law enforcement.''
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/19/...iper-cases-prove-hardest-for-authorities.html
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